DEED is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. DEED is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DEED?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DEED is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 8.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEED
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DEED scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in DEED, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 2 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,902.
What stands out about DEED
- DEED is a palindrome: it reads the same in both directions, so it plays the same way whichever end you build from.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does DEED mean in Scrabble?
noun
An action that is done on purpose, especially one that is notably good, bad, or brave.
A deed is not just any small motion but a completed act that people can point to and judge; kindness or wrongdoing done "in deed" means someone actually carried it out, not merely intended it. The word also names a formal legal document that transfers ownership of property, as when a house deed passes from seller to buyer.
How DEED is used
Common in everyday speech (a good deed) and in formal legal writing (a property deed).
- Helping the old man cross the street was a small but kind deed.
- The knight was praised throughout the land for his brave deeds.
- They signed the deed transferring the house into her name.
- History remembers him more for his deeds than for his words.
- It was an evil deed that the whole village still talks about.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DEED and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DEED
11 longer words begin with DEED.
Words ending in DEED
3 words end in DEED. Useful as a back hook: play DEED onto a word already on the board.
Words with DEED inside
4 words contain DEED in the middle. Words that start with DEED are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in DEED
Common questions about DEED
- Is DEED valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEED, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEED worth?
- DEED is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DEED mean?
- An action that is done on purpose, especially one that is notably good, bad, or brave.
- What letters can be added to DEED?
- DEED takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of DEED:
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